Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Pondering an R8
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:54:58 -0800
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Stephen Gandy wrote:
> 
> the R8 is unfortunately a sales disaster for Leica.
> 
> If you buy one, buy used and save the bucks.
> 
> yes, it is a fine manual focus camera, but the body does not measure up
> from the best from Nikon, Canon, Pentax, and Minolta.
> 
> the glass is another matter, wonderful, like the M.
> 
> Stephen
> 


Right!? the body does not measure up from the best from Nikon, Canon,
Pentax, and Minolta.
Which Nikon, Canon, Pentax, and Minolta body am i going to buy before i
buy an R8?
None.

I think its design is sublime. And certainly Leica can out make a body
from Nikon, Canon, Pentax, and Minolta.
And does so with the R8. And innovative and amazing camera.
Leica took a chance and stuck their necks out and the market chopped it
right off.

When you get bigger in size the public is not going to go for it in droves.
That was their big problem.
Early problems in QC did the trick just as much.
They need to retain this body for connoisseurs and professionals and
make a second back up smaller body to replace the recently discontinued
R6.2 for the masses. With a built in micromotor advance. A Leica Aria.
(Not swan song)



Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon USA
http://www.markrabiner.com
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